Total 4 Education / Training job vacancies in Augusta, Michigan

This is a provisional position description that projects duties and responsibilities associated with the Joint Staff. This position is located in the Joint Force Headquarters-State (JFHQ-State), Strategic Plans and Training Directorate (J-5/7). The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Officer over Strategic Plans and Training for the JFHQ-State. Serves as the primary advisor to the Adjutant General and the Chief of the Joint Staff for the formulation of strategic plans, policies, international affairs, joint training, and force development.

MAJOR DUTIES:

1. Serves as the primary staff director for developing, managing, evaluating, and improving?joint integration plans, joint training exercises, joint Professional Military Education, and action plans for approved joint strategies for the department. Provides direction and oversight of the planning for stationing and implementing approved joint force development, supporting operational planning, evaluating and disseminating joint doctrine, developing and managing education and professional development, training exercises, readiness, and assessment. Coordinates joint exercises to facilitate joint and interagency operations, integrating of new systems and capabilities, and professional and technical training programs. Responsible for developing, managing, evaluating, and improving the long-range force integration plan. Analyzes information provided on conflicts identified, substantive changes and doctrinal issues, and the recommended courses of action.

2. Serves as the senior strategic and long-range planner and consultant responsible for developing the Joint Force Headquarters-State view of the future and implements detailed strategic policy, plans, initiatives, and concepts related to warfighting, theater security cooperation, international relations, federal and state homeland security, civil support missions, and selected other activities for the entire organizations based on broad guidance from higher headquarters and specific guidance from the Adjutant General and Chief of the Joint Staff. Responsible for developing, managing, evaluating, and improving measurable strategic timetables, goals, objectives, and milestones implementing instructions, local plans, policies, and programs. Recommends planning strategies to develop, implement, and sustain the Joint Force Headquarters Strategic Plan. Develops performance measurement tools and data collection methods for continuous monitoring of operational data to ensure that all programs are fully integrated and effective. Ensures strategic planning evaluation and assessments adequately and effectively address and measure key customer and operational requirements for continual process improvements aligned with the Joint Force Headquarters strategic direction. Prepares briefings and correspondence and distributes command policy and guidance on the strategic planning process.

3. Reviews Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Air Force (DAF), Department of the Army (DA), National Guard Bureau (NGB), Army National Guard (ARNG), Air National Guard (ANG) and other agency planning documents (i.e. National Military Strategy, Defense Planning Guidance, Quadrennial Defense Review, etc.) and ensures the state strategic plan remains synchronized with current topics, future initiatives, and higher headquarters planning documents. Keeps abreast of technical advances in the test and evaluation field, analyzes, and recommends adjustments and changes to policies, programs, and projects to improve operations and efficiencies throughout the state. Conducts statewide analysis for strategic planning, re-engineering issues, and program integration. Synchronizes and integrates strategies with Combatant Commanders,

4. Conducts and oversees the completion of detailed studies in response to the state Adjutant General and Chief Joint Staff requests and prepares executive summaries, information papers, and briefings for internal and external audiences. Studies are typically characterized by command group visibility, with significant importance to higher headquarters and staff. Tasks are unique requiring the development of stand-alone processes and techniques to formulate decisions or policy. Employs advanced management principles, data compilations, and the development of recommendations to affect current sources, infrastructure, and future requirements. Provides oversight, coordination, and administration of activities and programs which integrate military and non-military agencies and international programs as directed by NGB, Combatant Commanders (CoComs), Department of State, and other appropriate tasking authorities. Provides oversight of state partnership programs and other international partnership activities.

Major duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Functions as a facility domain manager for the TMS educational package. This system houses each employee's official education and training record, as well as serving as the mechanism for providing computer-based training for employees. As a resident TMS authority, the Program Specialist will assist to identify issues and problems associated with these programs and systems, and using initiative, will implement alternative solutions based on expert knowledge. He/She is responsible to ensure proper implementation of updates and changes in the package. Fields calls from all levels of TMS users requiring assistance and provides solution to problem issues.
• Responsible for ensuring mandatory training programs are available for staff at all levels of the organization. Duties include maintaining and updating comprehensive information on mandatory training considered for all employees or targeted to specific employees by nature of their profession or job duties. Creates computer-based training modules in the system by working with subject-matter experts. Uses software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and other software such as Adobe e-Learning Suite (CaptivatPhotoshop, Acrobat, Presenter, etc.) in the completion of the modules. Ensures that custom courses are compliant with the standard set forth in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• Collaborates with other TMS Domain Managers both at the facility and VISN levels in discussion or implementation of education programs for facility and VISN implementation, and overall TMS functionality and operation.
• Provides technical assistance to those who are developing computer and software training material for targeted audiences that may vary from highly targeted audiences to those that may be mandatory for all employees. Assistance may include determining that material is presented at appropriate educational levels to be pertinent to the target audience, and that a variety of training modes are considered to maximize training effectiveness.
• Maintains training records in TMS. Ensures education and training records are properly recorded in the tracking package, so reports accurately reflect progress toward the system's continuing education performance standard.
• Generates reports as needed for all facility performance measures and for departmental tracking. Performs technical duties associated with developing, revising, maintaining, and/or instructing training courses on the operations and maintenance of the TMS structure.
• Performs work in the development of courses for instructional training programs. Participates substantially in coursework development or modification, and develops complete, full-length courses in well-established areas of a subject matter field. Develops or adapts new or revised training or testing materials for formal course use. Conducts studies and performs analyses on course-related subjects and/or coordinates activities involving programs of instruction.
• Performs work involving modification (changes/updates) of course materials and plans for specific audiences. Determines the need for additional subject-matter information and meets with representatives within or outside the organization to obtain it. Develops new training or testing materials for formal course use. Produces complete, self-contained training products (courses, aids, methods, training plans, etc.) based on analyses and studies.
• Determines learning objectives, analyzes learning problems, selects teaching strategies using appropriate models, develops course plans, and creates assessment tools. Instructs courses in a Program of Instruction. Responsible for courses covering both standard, pre-structured, and advanced technical systems or subject matter areas. Responsible for overall maintenance of assigned courses and determines the need for and initiates changes/updates in course content.
• Adapts or revises courses, as needed, because of subject matter or student problems. Trouble shoots all TMS course reported problems and assignments. Contacts the course requestor about any assignment disputes or questions.

This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) with one vacancy located in Ann Arbor, MI.